Assessment of drinking water filter microbial communities using taxonomic and metabolic profiles

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 83-89

  Moll, Deborah M ^a,c   Scott Summers, R ^b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofiltration; BIOLOG; Community structure; Drinking water; PLFA

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; FATTY ACIDS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILTRATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; FATTY ACID; ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOFILM; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL POLLUTANT;

BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0344348830     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00154-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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